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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Join me at the Historical Psychology Pre-Conference at SPSP. It'll be fun to finally get to join this pre-conference! 🤩 @spspnews.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Neat to see Seamus Power talk about his new book on inequality on this podcast. I’ll be listening! m.youtube.com/watch?v=BmBx...

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#1311 Séamus Power - Inequality: A View from Manywheres

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

It was fun to get the chance to explain this puzzle of collectivism (and my proposal for solving it!). 😀

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I got this insightful reflection from Joseph Appiah on the idea of responsibilism (not warm fuzzies!) fits with life in Ghana. @josephappiah.bsky.social 👏https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-026-02525-1

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Cool to see the responsibilism project get picked up by media in The Netherlands! With its history of canals and water projects (but also cannabis tolerance), it is definitely an interesting place to talk about the tensions of collectivism and individualism. scientias.nl/vergeet-wat-...

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Vergeet wat je dacht over collectivisme: dit is wat oosterse en westerse culturen echt van elkaar onderscheidt

Wie bereid is om zijn ouders in huis te nemen als ze oud worden, klinkt misschien niet als iemand die een vreemde zonder pardon opzij duwt in de metro.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🚨 It's published! 🚨 This is the big one. 100 cultures, 12,000 people, 108 researchers. Why people (and our most-used surveys) get collectivism wrong and how to fix it. www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Last year saw > 25% decrease in psychology tenure-track job postings, If I'm eyeballing that correctly. And that wouldn't count all the jobs that were posted then cancelled.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🚨 Present your research at the SPSP Culture Pre-Conference! 🚨 Submissions are open now until October 8th. sites.google.com/view/spspcul... @spspnews.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

📢 On the job market? Wash U in St Louis is hiring multiple positions from assistant to full professor focusing on AI and machine learning. sds.washu.edu/cluster-hire...

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you know any budding explorers graduating from undergrad looking for adventure, tell them to check out Princeton in Asia. I only came up with the rice theory because PiA sent me to Guangzhou after I asked to go to Beijing! 😅 @PrincetoninAsia

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Happy birthday, Smart Air! 🥳 Keep doing the good work!

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It’s a two-for-one for me today: it’s my birthday AND it’s my first day in my new job as the Robert Cialdini Endowed Professor at Arizona State University! 🎂 @arizonastateuni.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

📣 OSF will stop hosting new data in 2027. Data already hosted will remain available.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Calling researchers on the academic job market: McGill psychology is hiring at the assistant professor level. Deadline = September 5. mcgill.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/McGill_Caree... @mcgill.ca

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Researchers accidentally discovered people are speaking ~30% fewer words per day than 20 years ago, according to recordings of sounds in people’s daily lives. Young people declined even more.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

I asked people whether AI fundraising appeals for help for a natural disaster victim would be more effective if voiced as "I" versus "he/she." People had the same intuition as me, and we were wrong! 🧵

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

My rice theory ended up inspiring an article in the weekly newspaper The Jewish Press! jewishpress.com/rice-wheat-a...

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Lessons are more effective than practice, according to a new study of 40,000 chess players on Chess.com. @psychscience.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Some air pollution particles are small enough to enter our bloodstream. 😓

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I found out today that I'm an expert in ergonomics.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

My seed theory research was featured in a French magazine. 🇫🇷 Sacre bleu! How fun! Also, the sketch of me makes my facial hair look far more rugged than I am in real life. 😆 epsiloon.com/tous-les-num... @epsiloon.com @pnasnexus.org

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I wrote a magazine article going over evidence that culture is sneakily persistent in the face of modernization. 🌱 Check it out! I think some of the data will surprise people.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Post-doc opportunity in psychology, sociology, political science, or education in Potsdam. www.uni-potsdam.de/en/socedlico...

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Smart Air @smartairfilters.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This is where Smart Air started. It began with Particle Counting, the blog by @thomastalhelm.bsky.social Talhelm. The blog is still online today, and the original DIY air purifier post is here: particlecounting.tumblr.com/post/5548362...

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How to Make a DIY Air Purifier

Based on my research into how different filters work, I concluded that a HEPA filter is all you really need to fight particulate air pollution in China. Given the fact fancy air purifiers run for...

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Smart Air @smartairfilters.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Happy Clean Air Day!

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koenfucius @koenfucius.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Culture has deep roots in the geography, and is transferable to new inhabitants, research in China with students moving region to study suggests—they are flexible and adopt the thought style of their new home within months, explains @thomastalhelm.bsky.social: buff.ly/iAytQNp

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

These are the countries where AI use in academic papers has increased the most (blue) and least (yellow), according to a new study.

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I had a great time at APS! My theme was how we sometimes say one thing and the listener hears something difference, like how “estoy embarazada” sounds like “embarrassed” to Americans but means “pregnant” to Spanish speakers. 🇪🇸 @psychscience.bsky.social #APSBarcelona26

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I enjoyed getting the chance to talk about why people in collectivistic cultures agree LESS with survey items about identifying with relationships. Thanks to the hardworking people at @psychscience.bsky.social for putting together the conference! 👏 #APSBarcelona26

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Veronica Benet-Martinez asks about culture and personality: love match or arranged marriage? @psychscience.bsky.social #APSBarcelona26

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Kunalan Manokara finds that people expect rich people to express self-oriented emotions (like pride) and less wealthy people to express other-oriented emotions (like gratitude).

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Rui Sun presenting on gratitude and wellbeing across cultures at APS. Is the link different across cultures, age, social class? #APSBarcelona26 @psychscience.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Most people don't know this! 📢 People in collectivistic cultures report LESS overlap in the classic overlapping circles measure. I'll explain why in APS Barcelona, Friday 4-5:20pm. Join me! @psychscience.bsky.social #APS2026 #APSBarcelona26 @chicagoboothreview.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Are you going to APS this week in Barcelona? If so, join me on Friday for a symposium on how culture shapes emotion! #APS2026

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

📢 If you know anyone on the job market, Arizona State University's Thunderbird business school is hiring in cross-cultural management! 🚨 App deadline = June 15. Starts this fall. apply.interfolio.com/183830 @arizonastateuni.bsky.social @spspnews.bsky.social @aomconnect.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Perry decided to visit outside my apartment for a nice sunset this evening! #chicago 🦅

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Perry The Peregrine Falcon is back this morning. ☕️

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

If you know anyone looking to gain research experience through an RA position, pass along this position in Denmark. Topics include psychology, food, and applied AI. Applications due June 1. www.au.dk/om/stillinge...

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

These regional differences in the UK probably seem minor to Americans--Midlands versus Cornwall? Who cares? But these differences helped shape America's regional cultures (according to one theory).

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

How do humans parse their environment? This study identified four components after asking thousands of people. psycnet.apa.org/record/2027-...

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📢 Calling all students still on the market for this fall. 🚨 Post-doc opportunity working on how to adapt interventions to different cultures, with Catherine Thomas at the University of Michigan. Due June 15: careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2... @iaccp.bsky.social @umich.edu @spspnews.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I had a great time visiting the University of Washington yesterday and sharing fun new data on how randomly assigning people to take a study in Arabic, Swahili, Indonesian, or Italian changes how they work. @uwfosterschool.bsky.social

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Cynthia Levine presenting on how cultural identities learning in school are related to school outcomes, like grades. #WPA2026 Tacoma

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Nich DiMaggio presenting on what happens when you ask young people in the U.S. and China to go have a conversation with a stranger. #WPA2026 Tacoma

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Katharina Reinecke presenting on how culture is implicit in how we design our technologies, like self-driving cars. That can create “digital culture shock.” ⚡️ #WPA2026

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Thomas Talhelm @thomastalhelm.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Going to WPA? Join me Thursday morning for four talks on what people get wrong about culture. Western Psychological Association #WPA2026

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